The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinion regarding service connection for BPH, including due to presumed exposure to Agent Orange in service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinion was found to be insufficient as it did not address whether BPH is related to the Veteran’s service, specifically through direct Agent Orange exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 15, 2021
- Citation
- 21014817
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for BPH on a direct basis, finding that the Veteran's current condition is related to his conceded exposure to Agent Orange during service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's effective date for service connection of BPH is granted as June 11, 2012. The claim for a compensable rating for HTN remains denied.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) did not manifest as voiding dysfunction requiring the use of an appliance or the wearing of absorbent material, which must be changed more than four times per day, or poor renal function. Therefore, an increased disability rating in excess of 40 percent for BPH is denied.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) due to exposure to herbicide agents, finding that the Veteran's BPH is not related to his service or herbicide exposure.
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